The latest Mario Puzo estate-approved novel tells the story from Connie’s point of view. Francis Ford Coppola, you interested?
? Just when he thought he was out, a new Corleone family saga is arriving on bookshelves that could prove to be as tempting as a cannoli at Louis’.
, a new novel authorized by the Mario Puzo estate, written by best-selling Italian American author Adriana Trigiani. Due out fall 2027, the book will tell the story from the perspective of Don Vito’s only daughter. Film rights go to Paramount. That last part is no accident.
When Paramount bought the rights to Puzo’s original novel in 1969, it claimed ownership of the entire franchise, futurenovels over the studio’s objections, they ended up in court. The eventual settlement gave the family the freedom to publish new books, as long as Paramount gets first crack at the film rights. It wasn’t personal. It was strictly business.
: that women, long underserved as an audience, will show up in enormous numbers for stories built around them.anytime soon. It’s a shame, since it turns out the original inspiration for Don Corleone — at least according to Puzo’s son Anthony — was Puzo’s mother.
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